Curtain or shade fixture.



J. A. RAYDER. CURTAIN 0R SHADE FIXTURE.

APPLICATION man SEPT. 24, I915.

Patented July 4, 1916.

Jasqoh JZ. 72596267? JOSEPH A. RAYDER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURTAIN on SHADE FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 4., 1916.

Application filed September 24, 1915. Serial No. 52,459.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH A. ItAxDnR, a citizen of the United States, residing at 'Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Curtain or Shade Fixtures, of which the following is a specification.

An object of the invention is to provide'a fixture for supporting shades, curtains or other hangings or draperies.

The invention contemplates among other features a fixture that can be readily and cheaply formed from a single piece of metal, being preferably stamped in one or more operations, with additional means provided for securing the fixture in position.

Still further the invention comprehends a fixture'adapted to be secured to the face of a window or door casing, but which, when desirable, can also be secured to a side of the casing to lie wholly within the same.

Still further objects of the invention re- 3 side in a fixture, which can be quickly, and without the use of tools, adjusted upon the frame or casin to compensate for poles, or shades of di erent lengths that may be used with the fixture.

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, constituting a part of this specification, in'which similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the fixture, Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken through the fixture showing it applied, Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken through a portion of the fixture as it is shown applied in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4: is a fragmentary perspective view showing a slightly different mode of application of the fixture in instances where the curtain or shade is to hang within the window or door casing.

Referring more particularlyto the views it will be seen that the fixture in its entirety is indicated by the numeral 10 and consists of an L shaped body 11, formed of a single piece of material, to provide plates 12 and 13, disposed at right angles to each other. Each plate is formed with a horizontal slot 14, with preferably bevel facings 15 struck outwardly from each plate beyond the facing thereof and forming the walls of the slots, each facing 15 being substantially continuous in formation.

Struck from each plate in a direction opposite to the direction of protrusion of the 1' facings, are gripping lugs or teats 16, preferably four teats being formed in each plate. In the application of the fixture it will be noted that when one of the plates is placed agalnst face 17 or side 18 of a casing 19, the teats will be pressed into the wood of the casing as clearly shown.

A screw eye 20 or other similar fastening element is now arranged to have its threaded. end 21 pass through one of the slots 14 and be threaded into the wood of the casing, the head 22 of the screw eye, when the screw eye is arranged at right angles to the plate with which it is associated, being adapted to bear against the facings of the plate, thus securing the fixture rigidly in position.

As shown the plate 1-2, is'formed with an offset portion 23, providing a slotted socket 24: for an end of a shade roller or the like (not shown).

In the application of the fixtures to a casing, on the face '17 thereof, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, I will assume that the screw eye has previously been screwed intothe face of the casing, with the head 22 disposed horizontally so that in applying the fixture against the face of the casing, the fixture can also be positioned horizontally and the head 22 pass through the slot 14; of the plate 13. The head 22 is now turned to lie in a plane at right angles to the horizontal plane of the plate 13 and thus the head bearing against the facing of the plate will serve to secure the plate against the face of the casing and cause the teats 16 to press into the wood thereof. In this manner the fixture can be securely fixed to the casing, and if, on account of the particular metal used in the formation of the fixture, the facings are slightly resilient, due also to their angularity, it will be clear that thiswill facilitate the holding action of the screweye, and which when turned as mentioned,

will be screwed farther into the casing to increase the bearing action of the head 22 against the facing.

In instances where it is desired to hang a curtain or shade within the casing, the screw-eye passes through the slot 14 of the plate 12, with the threaded end of the screw eye passing into the side 18 of the casing, as shown in Fig. i.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the fixture can be cheaply manufactured and readily applied to etlect the desired result and although 1 have shown a particular form of the invention it will be understood that I do not necessarily limit 10 inyselt' thereto, the scope of the invention plate and passing through the slot of the plate in use to secure said fixture t0 the outside ot or within said casing.

52. As a new article of manufacture a shade or curtain fixture comprising an E..- shaped body having slots therein, beveled i'facings struck from the body and forming the Walls of the slots, and teats struck from the body to extend in a direction opposed to the direction of protrusion of the facings.

3. As a new article of manufacture a shade or curtain fixture comprising an L shaped body having slots therein, beveled facings struck from the body and forming the Walls of the slots, teats strucl: from the body to extend in a direction opposed to the direction of protrusion of the tacings, and an oilset socket on said body and formed therewith.

In testimony whereof I iny signa ture.

JOSEPH A. RAYDER.

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